Dessert for 8

Christmas Pavlova

Name: Christmas Pavlova
Total time: 245 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: British and Irish
Ingredients: 4 satsumas or clementines; 25 g shelled pistachios chopped; 25 g dark chocolate grated; small handful of mint leaves; 1 orange zested; 4 egg whites; 275 g caster sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 tsp cornflour; 1 tsp white wine vinegar; 400 ml double cream; 2 tbsp icing sugar plus extra to serve; 2 tbsp rum or brandy; 6 tbsp vegetarian mincemeat

A crisp meringue shell holds whipped cream, mincemeat, satsumas, pistachios, chocolate, and mint for a festive dessert.

Typical price

$5.09for 4 servings

$1.27 per serving$5.09 for 4

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Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Photo: bbcgoodfood.com

245 minstart to table
Involveddifficulty
8servings as written
$typical cost tier

British and Irish Vegetarian Budget Desserts Holiday Winter

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Oranges$1.49/lb typical	1.9 lb	$2.79Typical price
Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical	1 oz	$0.62Typical price
Chocolate chips and baking chocolate$0.45/oz typical	1 oz	$0.40Typical price
Mint, dill, rosemary, thyme and other fresh herbs$1.99 each typical	0.25	$0.50Typical price
Eggs$0.30 each typical	4	$1.20Typical price
Cornmeal, grits, polenta$0.08/oz typical	a little	$0.02Typical price
Heavy cream$0.22/oz typical	14 oz	$3.09Typical price
Jelly or jam$0.16/oz typical	4.25 oz	$0.66Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$10.18

Pantry staples you likely have

Sugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaWine, beer and spirits

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

4 satsumas or clementines
25 g shelled pistachios chopped
25 g dark chocolate grated
small handful of mint leaves
1 orange zested
4 egg whites
275 g caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp cornflour
1 tsp white wine vinegar
400 ml double cream
2 tbsp icing sugar plus extra to serve
2 tbsp rum or brandy
6 tbsp vegetarian mincemeat

Steps

Heat the oven to 250 F and line a baking sheet.
Beat the egg whites until soft peaks form, then gradually beat in the caster sugar until glossy and firm.
Beat in the vanilla, cornflour, and vinegar, then spread the meringue into an 8-inch round on the baking sheet.
Bake for 90 minutes, turn off the oven, and cool the pavlova inside for 2 hours.
Whip the cream with the icing sugar and rum or brandy until soft peaks form.
Top the cooled pavlova with cream, mincemeat, satsumas, pistachios, chocolate, orange zest, and mint.